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The 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy Cup) event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. A thrilling five-car duel happened in the last ten laps, with a young Kevin Harvick emerging late as the leader. However, Jeff Gordon, who had recovered from losing two laps due to running out of gas, challenged Harvick in the last turn. Harvick barely edged out Gordon by six one-thousands of a second (.006) in the then-second closest finish in series history. For Harvick, just hired to replace Dale Earnhardt, it was an emotional first victory. Gordon, despite the runner-up finish, still took a 37-point championship lead on Dale Jarrett (4th). Stats

2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500
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General info
Series Winston Cup Series
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway
Date March 11, 2001
Qualifying
Pole Sitter Dale Jarrett
Pole Speed 192.748 mph
Race Data
Winner Kevin Harvick
Margin of Victory 0.006 seconds
Average Speed 143.273 mph
Cautions 8 for 42 laps
Points Leader Jeff Gordon (+37)
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